The Argentinian Faustino Orowho this Sunday became the youngest player in history to reach the international chess master standard, at 10 years, 8 months and 16 days, in the Barcelona Masters TournamentIt showed itself muy feliz for the success and thanked the “numerous congratulatory messages received.”
Oro achieved the feat by reaching 6.5 points with a draw against the Chilean Fernando Valenzuela in the last round of the competition.
The Argentine, known as the ‘Messi of chess’ or the ‘golden kid’, highlighted that, despite being only 10 years old, he is already “accustomed to playing against very good players on the board.”
Faustino also revealed how he was going to celebrate the success achieved in the Barcelona Masters Tournament organized by the Escacs Club. “I will do it at home, with my family”he pointed out, while thanking the atmosphere that was experienced at the tournament held in Barcelona.
The Argentine, who took over as the youngest chess player to become an international master held since 2109 by the American Abhimanyu Mishra, said that his goal now “is to continue progressing and evolving in the future.”
Mishra, born in 2009, had achieved it at 10 years, 9 months and 3 days. He is also the most precocious grandmaster, since he achieved the maximum title at 12 years, 4 months and 25 days. For that title will go the little Gold, which has accumulated 85 days and 31 games at a planned pace without losing.
